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Overviews
Our overviews give a factual overview of how an area of government, service or sector operates.
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NAO strategy: Progress update and estimate memorandum for 2022-23
Published on:We report annually to the Public Accounts Commission on progress against our strategy.
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Departmental Overview 2020-21: Regulation
Published on:A brief summary of what regulation is for, how it is done, and an update on key developments
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Departmental Overview 2020-21: Ministry of Defence
Published on:Summary of the MOD’s spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.
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Departmental Overview 2020-21: Ministry of Justice
Published on:A summary of the Ministry of Justice spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
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Department for Transport Departmental financial overview 2020-21
Published on:A summary of the Department for Transport spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
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Employment support: The Kickstart Scheme
Published on:This report examines how well DWP’s Kickstart scheme was implemented, and whether it is having the intended positive impact.
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Departmental Overview 2020-21: Department for Work & Pensions
Published on:A summary of the Department for Work & Pensions’ spending in 2020-21, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face
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The local government finance system in England: overview and challenges
Published on:This financial overview looks at what local government in England spends, how this spending is funded and the effect of changes in recent years.
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Departmental Overview 2020-21: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published on:A summary of DLUHC’s spending, major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face.
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Home Office Departmental financial overview 2020-21
Published on:A summary of Home Office spending in 2020-21, focusing on key messages from the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts, and providing insights which can be used to improve financial scrutiny.
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Departmental Overview 2020-21: The BBC Group
Published on:This overview summarises the work of the BBC Group, including what it does, how much it costs, recent and
planned changes and what to look out for across its main business areas and services. -
Department for Work and Pensions Accounts 2020-21
Published on:The C&AG of the NAO, Gareth Davies, has qualified his opinion on the regularity of DWP’s 2020-21 financial statements.
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Employment support
Published on:This briefing presents information on how DWP supports people into work, and the challenges it may face in delivering support.
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Guide to the education sector annual reports and accounts 2019-20
Published on:A summary of key information and insights that can be taken from the annual reports and accounts of the Department for Education and related bodies in the education sector in England.
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Departmental Overview 2019-20: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Published on:A summary of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, spending in 2019-20, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming year, based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.
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A financial overview of the rail system in England
Published on:This overview sets out the cost of running the rail system in England and the challenges and opportunities facing government.
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The adult social care market in England
Published on:This report examines the current care market and the Department of Health & Social Care’s role in overseeing it.
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Departmental Overview: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2019-20
Published on:A summary of Defra’s spending in 2019-20, its major areas of activity and performance, and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming year, based on the insights from our financial audit and value for money work.